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Wine of the Day, No. 764

Wine of the Day, No. 764

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Fredric Koeppel
Nov 03, 2022
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I'm a tad leery of sauvignon blanc wines that go through an oak regimen. Too often, the oak influence dominates, muting the qualities that make the grape so attractive -- freshness, tang, citrus and stone fruit, intriguing grassy-herbal-floral elements. However, the Chalk Hill Estate Bottled Sauvignon Blanc 2020, from Sonoma County's Chalk Hill AVA, fin…

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